Just a quick hello to you on this Friday. I’ve been chasing my tail in the newsroom this morning because a lot has been happening. In a little bit I’m going to head home and unplug! Hope y’all have a great weekend (and be careful b/c Randi says we could see some slick roads this evening).
Here’s a look at some of the stories we’re following for you on-air and online at wlwt.com..
Tri-State Forecast
- TURNING CLOUDY AND COLD TODAY… RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN STARTS LATE DAY… COULD SEE A LITTLE LIGHT ICING OVERNIGHT
Local News
- NEW THIS MORNING: INBOUND COMAIR PLANE MAKES SUCCESSFUL LANDING AT CVG. CREWS HAD BEEN CHECKING PLANE’S LANDING GEAR
- OHIO’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FALLS IN DEC. TO 8.1 PERCENT FROM 8.5 PERCENT IN NOV. JFS SPOKESMAN SAYS DROP IS RESULT OF 21,000 PEOPLE WHO TOOK THEMSELVES OUT OF THE LABOR MKT
- MORE LOCAL HEADLINES.. SUSPECT CAUGHT IN MONDAY’S SHOOTING IN EVANSTON
- SECOND TEEN ARRESTED IN WEEKEND HOMICIDE IN MT. AUBURN
- THIEVES STEAL TV’S AND A JEEP IN PADDOCK HILLS HOME INVASION
- WOMAN WANTED IN CONNECTION WITH HOME INVASION IN WYOMING
- BENGAL JEROME SIMPSON INDICTED ON DRUG CHARGE. SIMPSON INDICTED 4 MONTHS AFTER POT SHIPMENT TO HIS NKY HOUSE
- CHRIS HENRY’S FIANCÉE TARGET OF A WRONGFUL DEATH SUIT FILED BY HENRY’S ESTATE
- CINCINNATI MAN SHOT IN SHOULDER AT KY STATE IN FRANKFORT
- DEARBORN CO. MOM ACCUSED OF TRYING TO KILL SON IN FIRE
- SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP MAN ACCUSED OF DUCT TAPING HIS DAUGHTER
- UC STUDENT DIAGNOSED W/ BACTERIAL MENINGITIS. STUDENT IS A COMMUTER & DOES NOT LIVE IN A DORM
- HELP REPLENISH ‘TOYS FOR TOTS’ TOY SUPPLY. TONIGHT’S BENEFIT IS IN ST. BERNARD; 6-11PM
- ST. BERNARD SCHOOL TAYLOR CREEK: CLOSED, GAS LEAK
National/World News
- NBC REPORTS 6 MARINES KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN HELICOPTER CRASH
- NEWT GINGRICH DENIES ASKING ONE OF HIS EX-WIVES FOR AN OPEN MARRIAGE
- SOUTH CAROLINA: CANDIDATES TALK TAX RETURNS DURING LAST NIGHT’S DEBATE
- ‘OCCUPY’ MEMBERS PLAN PROTESTS NEAR U.S. COURTHOUSES. LOCAL GROUP WILL PROTEST TONIGHT IN DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI
- PENN ST. TRUSTEES TRYING TO ADDRESS ALUMNI CONCERNS. CONCERNS TIED TO SEX ABUSE CASE, JOE PATERNO’S FIRING
- NV: WILDFIRE NEAR RENO DESTROYS MORE THAN 20 HOMES. 10,000 HOMEOWNERS BEING EVACUATED; 1 DEATH REPORTED
- MONKEY LONG BELIEVED EXTINCT FOUND IN INDONESIA
- CLEVELAND: EXPLOSIVE CORRUPTION TRIAL FEATURES PUPPETS. WOIO SAYS PUPPETS ARE A SATIRICAL WAY TO REENACT BRIBERY CHARGES
- PRICE OF A STAMP INCREASING TO 45 CENTS ON SUNDAY
Business News
- THURSDAY ON WALL ST: DOW +45.03 (12,623) NASDAQ +18.62 (2,788) S&P +6.46 (1,314)
- ASIAN MARKETS FINISH HIGHER IN OVERNIGHT TRADING
- U.S., ASIAN MARKETS CLIMB ON IMPROVING JOBS DATA
- MARKETS IN EUROPE MIXED, TRENDING LOWER IN TRADING SO FAR
- EARNINGS REPORTS MIXED: IBM, BANK OF AMERICA & MORGAN STANLEY REPORT STRONGER THAN EXPECTED 4TH QUARTER EARNINGS
- 5TH-3RD BANCORP’S 4TH QUARTER NET INCOME ROSE 13 PERCENT; BANK POINTS TO IMPROVING CREDIT TRENDS & MORE LENDING
- GOOGLE’S EARNINGS FELL IN 4TH QTR, MICROSOFT’S EARNINGS FLAT
- SAN FRANCISCO: STARTUP FUNDING ROSE 19 PERCENT AT END OF 2011
- HOME SALES ROSE IN DECEMBER; HIGHEST PACE IN NEARLY A YEAR. JUMP SIGNALS IMPROVEMENTS IN HOUSING MARKET AT END OF 2011
- OIL IS TRADING IN THE $100 PER BARREL RANGE
- GM RETAKES TITLE OF TOP-SELLING GLOBAL AUTOMAKER
Sports News
- NCAAM TOP 25: #4 DUKE, #8 NC, #15 UVA WIN; #22 ILLINOIS FALLS
- NCAAM: WISCONSIN-PARKSIDE 60 NKU 87
- NCAAW: UC 37 #3 UCONN 80
- HUSKIES WIN 96TH STRAIGHT GAME AT HOME; NCAA RECORD
- NCAAW: #6 UK 69 #15 GEORGIA 64
- NCAAW: NEBRASKA 68 #10 OH STATE 82
- NCAAW: #13 PURDUE 82 INDIANA 60
- SAT. PLANNER: UC AT WVA, 3PM; XAVIER AT DAYTON, 1PM
- SAT.: #6 OH ST AT NEBRASKA, 8PM; ALABAMA AT #2 UK, NOON
- SAT.: MIAMI (OH) AT OU, 2PM; #1 SYRACUSE AT NOTRE DAME, 6PM
- ENQUIRER: UC’S HOME GAME ON MONDAY AGAINST #1 SYRACUSE IS SOLD OUT
Today On Channel 5
- 2PM, DR. PHIL: CRUISE SHIP DISASTER
- 3PM, JUDGE JUDY: DEADLY FIGHT AT DOG PARK
- 4PM, DR. OZ: ARE YOU AT RISK FOR ALZHEIMER’S?
- 5PM: WATCH NEWS 5 AT 5